XTERRA Rotorua Festival takes place on 10 April 2027 in Rotorua, in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty. The venues are Blue Lake (Lake Tikitapu) and Whakarewarewa Forest, with check-in at Distinction Hotel. XTERRA New Zealand and Barefoot Sport organize it.
The festival has seven events: a full triathlon (1K swim / 26K bike / 11K run), a short triathlon (500M swim / 9.1K bike / 5.5K run), a 21K trail half marathon, a full distance duathlon (26K bike / 11K run), 11K and 5.5K trail runs, and a 26K MTB race. The elite prize purse is NZ$10,000, with 28 World Championship slots.
The provisional schedule has the 5.5K, 11K and 21K runs starting at 08:00, the MTB and duathlon at 08:30, short triathlons at 10:00 and full triathlons at 10:45. The organizer notes that the schedule and event info are not yet confirmed and may change.
